Keith Wright (footballer)

Football manager infobox
playername = Keith Wright
fullname = Keith Wright
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|5|17|df=y
cityofbirth = Edinburgh
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub =
position = Striker
height = height|ft=5|in=11
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1983–1986
1986–1991
1991–1997
1997–1998
1998–2000
2000
2002–2003
clubs = Raith Rovers
Dundee
Hibernian
Raith Rovers
Morton
Stenhousemuir
Cowdenbeath
Career
caps(goals) = 131 0(61)
167 0(62)
197 0(59)
036 0(12)
038 0(10)
005 00(1)
063 0(17)
637 (222)
nationalyears = 1992
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 00(0)
manageryears = 2002–2004
managerclubs = Cowdenbeath

Keith Wright (born May 17, 1965 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former international footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Wright began his career in 1983 with Raith Rovers and achieved nearly a goal every two games during his time at Stark's Park. In December 1986, Wright moved north to Dundee, where he won the Challenge Cup in 1991 before departing for Hibernian. Within a year, Wright won silverware again, scoring in the 2-0 League Cup win over Dunfermline. After leaving Hibernian at the end of the 1996-97 season, Wright returned to Raith, spending around fifteen months in his second spell in Kirkcaldy. In November 1998, Wright moved to Morton and spent a similar length of time before a short spell with Stenhousemuir at the end of the 1999-00 season. Wright then moved to Cowdenbeath for the start of the 2000-01 season and spent three years as a player in his final playing spell.

Wright was appointed player/manager of Cowdenbeath in March 2002cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cowdenbeath/1870033.stm|title=Wright in after Kirk sacking|date=2002-03-13|publisher=BBC Sport website|accessdate=2008-05-15] but was on a five-man shortlist for the Raith Rovers manager job just two months later. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2009626.stm|title=Raith interview Wright|date=2002-05-26|publisher=BBC Sport website|accessdate=2008-05-15] After the job went to Antonio Calderon, Wright carried on and picked up the Second Division "Manager of the Month" award for January 2003. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_2/2757291.stm|title=Keith Wright for award|date=2003-02-13|publisher=BBC Sport website|accessdate=2008-05-15] Wright was sacked in October 2004, despite winning his last match and moving the club up to seventh in the league.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cowdenbeath/3710646.stm|title=Cowdenbeath sack Wright|date=2004-10-02|publisher=BBC Sport website|accessdate=2008-05-15]

Wright won one cap for Scotland in a 1992 friendly match against Northern Ireland.cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/player_details.cfm?playerid=1306&CFID=193758&CFTOKEN=87442466|title=Keith Wright|publisher=SFA website|accessdate=2008-05-15] He now works as an SFA development officer for Midlothian Council.cite web|url=http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/Article.aspx?TopicId=91&ArticleId=16701|title=Football Development Officer|publisher=Midlothian Council website|accessdate=2008-05-15]

Honours

Dundee

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Hibernian

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References

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